how do i apply for a federal grant for an already established non-profit organization?
The federal government has made an effort to make it easier to find federal money for non-profit organizations and those searching for federal grants. The website is www.grants.gov. The search page for this website is located below.
However, I would consider non-governmental sources for funding equally or even more desirous than the federal government. Since the Republicans have been in control of Congress, they have made an effort to delegate philanthropy to private organizations through tax relief and cutting the federal budget–especially those for social services and health care (but definitely not in defense spending).
You may have heard that recently Warren Buffet made a huge donation of somewhere between $25 and $30 billion (yes, that’s right, BILLION) to the Gates Foundation. This may clue you in that private foundations are the way to go for those seeking grants.
Also, you may want to consider hiring a grant writer on a contract basis. They know of many sources for private and governmental funding and can tailor the search to your specific organization. Good luck with your cause!
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The federal government has made an effort to make it easier to find federal money for non-profit organizations and those searching for federal grants. The website is http://www.grants.gov. The search page for this website is located below.
However, I would consider non-governmental sources for funding equally or even more desirous than the federal government. Since the Republicans have been in control of Congress, they have made an effort to delegate philanthropy to private organizations through tax relief and cutting the federal budget–especially those for social services and health care (but definitely not in defense spending).
You may have heard that recently Warren Buffet made a huge donation of somewhere between $25 and $30 billion (yes, that’s right, BILLION) to the Gates Foundation. This may clue you in that private foundations are the way to go for those seeking grants.
Also, you may want to consider hiring a grant writer on a contract basis. They know of many sources for private and governmental funding and can tailor the search to your specific organization. Good luck with your cause!
References :
http://www.grants.gov/applicants/search_opportunities.jsp
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.h...
http://national.unitedway.org/myuw/...
http://www.fordfound.org/
http://www.carnegie.org/
http://www.rwjf.org/
Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.
The best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it’s a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.
If you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov – these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants.
CFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by BENEFICIARY and select PRIVATE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
To apply for grants, go to Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov . They have everything you need to apply for grants.
The first step is to register with Grants.gov
1. Get a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number
2. Register with Central Contractor Registry (CCR)
3. Authorize your Organization’s Representatives
4. Login as an E-Business Point of Contact (POC)
You will first be asked to find the grant number of the grant that you wish to apply for. You can get this from the Catalog of Domestic Assistant http://www.cfda.gov which is the federal database of all grants.
References :
http://www.cfda.gov
http://www.grants.gov
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org
http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm
http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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